Uploaded August 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Fenerbahce’s first Champions League qualification for 17 years ended with a mass brawl that got both players and staff involved after a win over Lyon.
Matteo Guendouzi was at the center of it all.
The long-haired midfielder was already an unpopular figure among Lyon fans because of his past as a former player for its French rival, Marseille. He riled up the home supporters at Lyon’s Groupama Stadium even more with some inflammatory antics before and mostly after Fenerbahce’s 2-1 win on Wednesday that helped the Turkish team get beyond the qualifying stage for the first time since 2008-09.
He was seen raising his middle finger to Lyon fans during the warmup and after the game, shouting “Allez l’OM” (“Go Marseille”), and also grabbing his crotch — a gesture also apparently performed by teammate Mason Greenwood — in wild post-match scenes that are likely to be investigated by UEFA.
Fenerbahce’s first Champions League qualification for 17 years ended with a mass brawl that got both players and staff involved after a win over Lyon.
Matteo Guendouzi was at the center of it all.
The long-haired midfielder was already an unpopular figure among Lyon fans because of his past as a former player for its French rival, Marseille. He riled up the home supporters at Lyon’s Groupama Stadium even more with some inflammatory antics before and mostly after Fenerbahce’s 2-1 win on Wednesday that helped the Turkish team get beyond the qualifying stage for the first time since 2008-09.
He was seen raising his middle finger to Lyon fans during the warmup and after the game, shouting “Allez l’OM” (“Go Marseille”), and also grabbing his crotch — a gesture also apparently performed by teammate Mason Greenwood — in wild post-match scenes that are likely to be investigated by UEFA.
